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James Q. Lynch
I’ve been covering Iowa news for more than four decades. As the politics and state government reporter for The Gazette since 2000, I’ve covered the Iowa Legislature and state politics, as well as Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. I also host reporters from around the state in a weekly discussion of political developments on the On Iowa Politics podcast. I’m a regular panelist on Iowa Public Television’s weekly “Iowa Press” public affairs program and an enthusiastic participant in The Gazette’s Pints and Politics discussion of, what else, politics.
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Latest Articles by James Q. Lynch
Government & Politics Jun. 6, 2018 12:09 am2660d ago
After serving two terms in the Iowa House, it appears Rep. Abby Finkenauer will get a chance to try for …
Government & Politics Jun. 4, 2018 9:58 pm2661d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Democrats, who have occupied the Iowa governor’s office for just 12 of the past 50, are buoyed …
Government & Politics Jun. 3, 2018 8:33 pm2662d ago
DES MOINES – Former Vice President Joe Biden, who is thought to be putting together a 2020 presidential campaign, has …
Government & Politics Jun. 1, 2018 6:05 pm2664d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A flap over one candidate’s non-participation in a forum last weekend is just a last-minute attempt by …
Government & Politics Jun. 1, 2018 1:40 pm2665d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a dozen bills Friday, completing action on the work produced by the 2018 …
Government & Politics Jun. 1, 2018 1:41 pm2665d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s controversial ‘fetal heartbeat” abortion law will not take effect July 1 as planned after attorneys on …
Government & Politics May. 31, 2018 8:43 pm2665d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – One bagged popcorn and scooped ice cream. The other advocated for legalizing marijuana. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds …
Government & Politics May. 31, 2018 6:15 pm2665d ago
MARION – Dan Zumbach has harvested 40 crops, and he successfully rebuilt his farm operation after a fire and a …
Government & Politics May. 30, 2018 8:54 pm2666d ago
HIAWATHA – Gov. Kim Reynolds made good Wednesday on one of her first pledges as governor, signing legislation to enact …
Community May. 30, 2018 3:10 pm2667d ago
MARION – Seventeen years is a long time to go without fun. Or, in the case of St. Joseph’s Catholic …
Government & Politics May. 29, 2018 5:18 pm2667d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Hiawatha seems to have become the tax cut bill signing capital of Iowa. Former Gov. Terry Branstad …
Government & Politics May. 29, 2018 1:00 pm2668d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, typically Democrats’ highest vote-getter, is endorsing Fred Hubbell for the party’s nomination …
Community May. 26, 2018 9:40 am2671d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Nearly 4,000 faces anchor a new traveling exhibit honoring the Iowans who lost their lives a century …
Government & Politics May. 24, 2018 11:07 pm2672d ago
The dynamics have changed in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, and John Norris thinks primary election voters …
Government & Politics May. 23, 2018 7:33 pm2673d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley doesn’t see the point of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s temporarily banning reporters and the public from …